The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-06-29
.SIFTINGS OF CITY NEWS
LITTLE GOSSIP FROM THE STREET
AND SIDEWALK.


Dashes Here and There by the News
Reporters = Yesterdays Happenings
Told in Brief ragraphs-Pickings at
Police Headquarters.
Golden Rule Lodge of Odd Fellows win
meet tonight and elect officers.
The police made three arrests yesterday
for disorderly conduct, and two others for
the same offense with the charge of drunk
enneSs added.
1t was understood that Charles S. Blunn's
fine was to have been paid yesterday and
that he would be released He was still in
jail last night, however, his fine not having
yet been paid over.
The concert and entertainment which was
to have been given at the Theatre on Mon
day night for the benefit of the Georgia In
Urinary was postponed on account of rain.
and will be given next Monday night.
The signal service predictions did not
altogether Justify yesterday. Instead of
there being continuance of Mondays rain
it let up early in the morning and the day
was clear. 1t is not often, however, that
the signal service goes wrong in its predic-
tons.
The examination of candidates for the
United States Naval Academy cadetship
appointment from the First Congressional
district viii take place at Supt Bakers
Office in Chatham Academy, at 10 O'Clock
this morning. There are three applicants
for the place.
The annual examinations of the pupils in
the coiored school attached to the Church of
the Sacred Heart took place Yesterday after
noon and were very creditably sustained
The exercises throughout were interesting
and showed thorough and cafeful training
on the part of the Sisters who have charge
of the school
Robert Wilson, the negro who was ar
rested by the police on Monday for robbing
D. |. McIntyre's residence, was turned oveI.
to Constable Louis Endres yesterday on a
warrant issued by Justice Molina Wilson
was taken before the Justice, to whom he
admitted the theft, and was committed to
Jail for larceny.
The body of the negro John Brown, who
walked off the steamer Katie on Saturday
night and was drowned, was found floating
or the river opposite the Savannah, Florida
and Western wharves yesterday morning.
Coroner Dixon was notified and an investi-
cation was held. The circumstances went
to show that the negro's death was acct
dental
The Street and Lane Committee is ex-
pected to submit a report to the City Coun-
Gil tonight in regard to the REMEMBERING
of houses. Postmaster Lamar addressed the
Council communication at its last meet
ing, and has since seen the members of the
Street and Lane Committee. to whom the
communication was referred in regard to
the urgent necessity for a more complete
and uniform system of numbering than that
now in use.
The firemen were called out at o'clock
yesterday morning by an alarm first from
box 81 and then from box As. The fire was
in the latter district, and in house occupied
by Jack Gross and wife at Waldburg and
Burroughs Streets. The roof was burned
off. Mr.. Gross occupied the lower part of
the building as a grocery store and the
upper part as dwelling. The property is
owned by Mrs J. r. Strait. The loss alto
gether is about 81 200.
The City Council will elect Corporation
Attorney tonight to succeed Capt Cum
ningham, whose resignation was accepted
two weeks ago. There are no new appli-
Giants for the place other than those men
toned in the MORNING NEWS last week.
The canvass has been in the nature of still
hunt and has been worked very quietly
among the Aldermen through the appli-
cants' friends. There has been very little
personal canvassing on the part of the can
didates themselves
An adjourned meeting of the Athletic
Club will be held at $50 o'clock tonight, at
the Office OF Walter Robertson, Esq, No. 50
Bay street, for the purpose of hearing the
reports OF the committees on constitution
and bylaws and on club grounds. and to
permanently organize the club by the cleo
ton of officers. The committee on consti-
tuition has decided TO open two active mem
bership lists, senior and Junior. The initia-
ton fee for the first win be s., and 81 per
month dues. For the second it viii be 50
and SOC. month dues. All members under
twenty-one years of age viii be classed in
the junior list.